This week, two people were killed on New Hampshire roadways, and police suspect that distracted driving played a role in both crashes.

Some in law enforcement said they believe distracted driving has become as big a problem as drunken driving, if not bigger. They said the problem is that enforcement can be difficult and prosecution even harder.

In Great Britain, a raw and graphic public service announcement about the dangers of texting behind the wheel is getting attention. It shows a chain reaction crash in which the texting driver is injured but aware enough to witness the loss of life a moment of carelessness caused.

It's a jarring dramatization, but one that illustrates how a moment of distraction can change or ruin many lives.

"If someone was to look down at a text message, it takes roughly 4 seconds or so," said Manchester Sgt. Andy Vincent. "They can travel the length of a football field."

In New Hampshire, it's hard to calculate how many crashes are the result of distracted driving. Police said it's safe to say it happens all the time, and the problem goes beyond texting.

"Eating their breakfast on the way to work," Vincent said. "We've had people working on their laptops on the passenger seat, having their dog sitting on their laps, shaving, doing their makeup on the way to work."

That's why some believe education is important. And some lawmakers, such as state Sen. Lou D'Allessandro, D-Manchester, think it may be time for New Hampshire to examine what other states have done, including taking cellphones out of the hands of drivers entirely.

"Let's live free," D'Allesandro said. "I agree with that. That's fine, but let's do things that allow living free to continue."

At least two lawmakers in Concord are sponsoring legislation this year that would take a tougher stance on distracted driving.

JOSH JOINS US WITH HOW SOME STATES AND COUNTRIES ARE APPROACHING THIS PROBLEM. SOME BELIEVE THAT DISTRACTED DRIVING HAS BECOME AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM AS DRUNK DRIVING. ENFORCEMENT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AND PROSECUTION IS EVEN HARDER. IF YOU SPEND ANY TIME ON THE ROAD, YOU CANNOT HELP BUT TO SEE IT. ALL THE TIME, TEXTING, LOOKING DOWN. ANYONE WHO CUTS YOU OFF HAS A CELL PHONE ATTACHED TO THEIR YEAR. -- TO THEIR EAR. IN GREAT BRITAIN, THERE IS A GRAPHIC PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TEXTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. A CHAIN REACTION CRASH WHERE THE TEXTING DRIVER IS INJURED. IT IS A JARRING DRAMATIZATION, BUT ONE THAT ILLUSTRATES THAT A MOMENT OF DISTRACTION CAN RUIN MANY LIVES. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT IS HARD TO CALCULATE HOW MANY CRASHES ARE THE RESULT OF DISTRACTED DRIVING. EATING YOUR BREAKFAST ON THE WAY TO WORK. WE HAVE HAD A BALL WORKING ON THEIR LAPTOPS IN THE PASSENGER SEATS. SOME BELIEVE REALITY EDUCATION LIKE THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. SOME LAWMAKERS BELIEVE IT MAY BE TIME FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE'S TO EXAMINE WHAT OTHER STATES HAVE DONE. LET'S LIVE FREE, I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT LET'S DO THINGS THAT ALLOW LIVING FREE TO CONTINUE. DISTRACTED DRIVING , AT LEAST TWO MONIKERS ARE SPONSORING LEGISLATION.